1,005 Plaintiffs Against Juul Divide Claims After Judge Orders Severance

( May 8, 2026, 2:24 PM EDT) -- NEW CASTLE, Del. — A group of 1,005 e-cigarette users from 49 states and Puerto Rico bringing products liability, fraud, negligence and warranty claims and defendant Juul Labs Inc. (JLI) filed a stipulation in Delaware state court on May 7 proposing a method for the court to allow the plaintiffs, who all opted out of class actions against JLI, to file 80 new complaints with approximately 20 plaintiffs each after a judge ordered severance due to improper joinder....